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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

Amy Barber squats next to Scout, a yellow Lab, with one hand on the dog’s back.

Making a difference one pet therapy visit at a time

Two women, both wearing while lab coats, pose for a photo in a laboratory amid shelves filled with bottles and boxes of various colors and sizes.

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

College of Medicine – Tucson medical students received their white coats in a ceremony that celebrates their future profession.

Next Generation of Physicians Celebrated at White Coat Ceremony

College of Medicine – Tucson Welcomes Class of 2026

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, lived through an epidemic as a boy before becoming an internationally recognized immunologist and gerontologist.

Understanding Infectious Diseases to Improve Health

Mona Arora, PhD, MSPH

Dr. Mona Arora Named to National Public Health Workgroup

Following Nature's Rules, Researchers Develop New Methods for Treating Degenerative Neurological Disease

Lorraine Martin Plank, PhD, FNP-BC, NP-C, GNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP

Dr. Lorraine Martin Plank Receives FAANP Legacy Award

Velia Leybas Nuño, PhD, MSW, assistant professor of practice at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has dedicated her career to helping young people feel seen and heard. She is the director of the Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice program and a founding member of the recently revitalized Adelante, Nuestro Futuro conference for Latinx girls and their female guardians.

Dr. Velia Leybas Nuño: A Champion for the Next Generation

Paul R. Standley, PhD, associate dean of curricular affairs and program evaluation at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, presents Javon Maceo Freeman with his white coat.

COM-P White Coat Ceremony Introduces the Class of 2026

Ruiz Named All of Us Arizona Health Champion for Work With Hispanic/Latino Youth

Kathy W. Smith, MD

Dr. Kathy Smith Receives APA Roeske Teaching Award

College of Medicine – Tucson student Leenda Osman checks a young patient’s ear at the Rocky Point Medical Centers in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Volunteers from the MexZona student group at the College of Medicine – Tucson and the Migrant Health Interest Group and Global Health Program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix provide free clinical services to underserved patients in marginalized communities.

Mexico Trips Give Chance for Experience, Empathy, Engagement

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Next Generation of Physicians